Animal-trap.



N0. QJIA Patented D90. 3|, |9l. E. MILLS.

ANIMAL TRAP.

(Application med July 2, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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EDWARD MILLS, OF JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,171, dated December31, 1901.

Application letl July 2, 1901.

To all 1071/0771, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M1LLs,a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Jacksonville, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois,have invented a new and Improved Animal-Trap, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a trap adapted for catching animals of anysort, and it comprises a cage, a door tending to close, and apeculiarly-arranged trip device normally holding` the door in openposition and released by the victim to permit the closure of the door.

This specification is a specific description of one form of theinvention, while the claim are definitions of the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specilication, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention, and Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section thereof.

c1, indicates the cage, which is preferably formed with openings c inits sides, these openings being insuicient for the passage of theanimal, but of such form and arrangement that the bait may be easilyseen from the outside. l) indicates the door of the trap, which, as hereshown, tends to close by gravity, it being provided with inturnedflanges h', slidably Iitted on guides a2, formed on the cage a, at theopen end thereof. The cage ct has a frame a3 at said open end, the frameprojecting upward and forming a continuation of the guides a2. On thisframe cts the door b is sustained when in elevated position. The tripdevice comprises a plate c, which Serial No. 66.822. (No model.)

has a width equal approximately to the interior width of the cage a.This plate is pivoted at its upper edge on a transverse bar c' and has alip c2 projecting from the opposite side of the pivot and adapted to lieunder the door b to sustain the same when the parts are in the positionshown in Fig. 2. The gravity of the plate c holds the parts in theposition shown by full lines in Fig. 2, and as an animal enters the trapthe plate c is raised in the elort to reach the inner part of the cage,where the bait should be placed. This throws down the lip c2 and causesit to clear the door, whereupon the door falls by gravity and the animalis entrapped. y

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- An animal-trap, comprising a cage, a door mounted tomove vertically on the cage to command the opening therein, and atripplate pivoted horizontally within the cage at the upper partthereof, so that the victim may pass under the tripplate and raise it,the trip-plate having a lip projected forwardly from one side oi' thepivot, said lip being arL ranged to engage under the door to hold itremovably in raised position, whereby as the trip-plate is raised thelip is disengaged from the door and the door allowed to close.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD MILLS.

Witnesses:

EDWARD P. KIRDY, CLARA Lois PIERsoN.

